INDIANA UNIVERSITY
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA

MEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY

May 3, 1950

Dre ce Lederberg
Department cf Genetics
University of Wisconsin
Madison 6, Wisconsin

Dear Joshua:
Iam putting in your manuscript the changes you recuested.

Concerning Latarjet's visit, I have not made any arrangements
yet because I expect to be in Denver during the entire month
of Jyne and I do not yet kmow how long he plans to stay in
this country.

There is an Italian, Dre Silvestri, who has already done some
work on phage and bacterial genetics, mainly with nitrogen
mustards, and who apparently would have a fellowship to pay
nis travel to this country if, once nere, some institution
would pay him a small salary to pay his living exvenses for
one yeare I thought I would take him, myself, but coing to
Illinois makes it very difficult for me to take on one more
person next yeare I wonder if by anychance you have sem
some funds and whether you would be interested in initiating
an Italian to the secrets of bacterial genetics. I think
Silvestri is very intelligent and a very hard worker. If you
have anything, please let me know as soon as possirle.

qu

Pest regards,

5 a - x
, 2 Xana

vb S. E. Luria